COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered to inmates at the Logan County Detention Center Friday, May 14.
According to jailer Phil Gregory, 56 inmates have signed up to receive the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccination. Most of the staff, said Gregory, are already vaccinated. The Barren River District Health Department will be administering the vaccinations inside the jail.
During Tuesdayâs fiscal court meeting, Third District Magistrate Barry Joe Wright asked Gregory if more inmates were vaccinated, did that mean more could go out on work detail?
That decision, answered Gregory, will be up to the Department of Corrections.
âWe are doing all we can do,â Gregory said. âI think things are improving. The more people that get the vaccine, the quicker things can improve.â
Even though Logan County is back in the red zone concerning COVID-19 spread, Judge-Executive Logan Chick feels hopeful if citizens continue to follow CDC guidelines of wearing a mask and adhering to six feet social distancing, this, missed with vaccination increases, the county will be back in the green soon.
Kentucky counties are color-coded by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to help make decisions and provide recommendations regarding the coronavirus. Each week, a county will get a color based on average daily cases. Those with an average of 25 or more per 100,000 residents will get put in the red zone. Logan County recently changed to green for a time, but unfortunately, didnât stay there for long.
Close to 250 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered this weekend at the Logan County Extension Office for those who live in either Butler, Logan, or Simpson Counties and were on a
January 26, 2021 Brennan Crain
Barret Lessenberry, a member of the Glasgow Independent school board, speaks to returning to class amid the coronavirus pandemic during an earlier meeting on Monday, July 13, 2020. Lessenberry most recently voiced similar concern about finishing the spring semester in a full in-person format.
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GLASGOW, Ky. – Members of the Glasgow Independent School board voiced at a Jan. 11 meeting varying opinions about the way their school system should allow students back into classrooms.
Keith Hale, the school system’s superintendent, said state government has given school systems autonomy to make decisions about their policies, but they must abide by “Healthy at School” guidelines. And for that reason the school system proposed a phased return of each school, meaning students will return to a five day schedule each week.
Gov. Beshear updates Kentuckians on new hospital funding, COVID-19 cases, vaccines
January 19, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 19, 2021) – On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on increased funding for Kentucky hospitals, COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 vaccines as well as bills he is vetoing.
“I come to you today as our country passes a grim milestone of losing 400,000 Americans to the coronavirus. That is a staggering loss. It’s so large it’s hard to actually see it in your mind, to process how big it is,” said Gov. Beshear. “You could fill up both UK and UofL stadiums three-and-a-quarter times and that would represent the number of lives, the number of people that we have lost in America.”